The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
SMOKIN HOT ROD'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smokin' Wide Open 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Smokin' Wide Open
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1426
peak 1426 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2014-06-06
latest 2019-06-07
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 94%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
611.04 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 603.11 (+7.93)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.01
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 154.84 · weakest Pork (143.46)
Road miles
18
mi across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Purse competed for
$14K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
603.11 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
DUSTY ROADS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
DUSTY ROADS BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−11.4
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.38 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork avg 143.46
- Pork Ribs avg 154.84
- 0 calls in 7 entries
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
Smoke Dat Hog BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
36 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6085 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1427
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#6083 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1427
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6091 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1426
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smokin' Wide Open on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#6089 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1426
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6093 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1426
No shared contest yet.
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#6094 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1426
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUSTY ROADS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| T'S SMOKIN PIT | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Dat Hog BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KC SMOKE DAWGS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KC FINE SWINES | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG NEWTON | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4860 | 142.2396 | 153.47 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7600 | 143.4060 | 154.84 | top 83% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8572 | 107.1428 | 143.46 | top 94% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 133.6456 | 151.33 | top 79% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2014-06-06 → 2019-06-07
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
7
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 154.84 · weakest Pork (143.46)
Walk rate
14%
a top-10 call in 1 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
603.11
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
142
15–219 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
18
7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1545
average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$13,500
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Power rating
1426
peak 1426 · #6087 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual
- Peak power rating (1488) McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual
- 2017
- First call McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary(JUDGES FULL)
- 2019
- Career-best overall score640.5604 McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7600 Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge
- Most recent contest Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.2 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL) | 2015-06-05 |
| -11.6 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual | 2014-06-06 |
| -11.5 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full) | 2016-06-03 |
| -11.3 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual( JUDGES FULL) | 2018-06-01 |
| -10.8 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary(JUDGES FULL) | 2017-06-02 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 89% | 86.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 81.7% | 81.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 97% | 85% | 85% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 78.1% | 78.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-07 | Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 42 / 46 (606.8000) | 42 (154.8344) | 22 (169.7600) | 43 (148.5600) | 45 (133.6456) |
| 2019-05-31 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS | 21 / 25 (640.5604) | 16 (163.4860) | 22 (158.2400) | 23 (158.8572) | 18 (159.9772) |
| 2018-06-01 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual( JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS | 35 / 36 (587.9084) | 32 (155.9884) | 35 (143.4060) | 35 (144.5368) | 34 (143.9772) |
| 2017-06-02 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary(JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS | 31 / 32 (611.9768) | 32 (142.2396) | 31 (149.7028) | 28 (150.8800) | 9 (169.1544) |
| 2016-06-03 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full) McLouth, KS | 32 / 33 (607.9544) | 33 (146.8800) | 29 (152.5716) | 28 (153.1084) | 25 (155.3944) |
| 2015-06-05 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS | 33 / 33 (562.6056) | 29 (152.5944) | 31 (152.5484) | 33 (107.1428) | 31 (150.3200) |
| 2014-06-06 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual McLouth, KS | 32 / 36 (603.9656) | 21 (158.2856) | 25 (157.6800) | 36 (141.1312) | 32 (146.8688) |